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Aldermen approve overhead transmission loop for Cascades Town Center
Summary
The Olive Branch Board of Aldermen voted to approve an overhead electrical transmission design (Option 1) for the Cascades Town Center preliminary plat after hearing presentations from the developer and North Central Electric Cooperative and debating trade-offs among cost, aesthetics and construction speed.
The Olive Branch Board of Aldermen voted to approve an overhead electrical transmission plan for the Cascades Town Center development, choosing the option favored by the developer and North Central Electric Cooperative.
The board approved “Option 1,” an overhead loop with distribution lines serving individual lots, after a presentation by city staff and utility and engineering representatives about three alternatives: a fully overhead system (Option 1), a revised partial-burial plan (revised Option 2) and full undergrounding. The motion to adopt Option 1 was made by Alderman Ricky Dickerson and seconded by Alderman Henderson; the vote carried unanimously.
City staff and the developer’s engineer described trade-offs among cost, reliability and appearance. Greg Russell, engineer with Civil Source, said he and the project team had studied several arrangements and described a design that uses an overhead…
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